British Women in the Nineteenth Century

This highly original synthesis is a clear and stimulating assessment of nineteenth-century British women. It aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the key historiographical debates and issues, placing particular emphasis upon recent, revisionist research. The book highlights not merely the ideologies and economic circumstances which shaped women''s lives, but highlights the sheer diversity of women''s own experiences and identities. In so doing, it presents a positive but nuanced interpretation of women''s roles within their own families and communities, as well as stressing women''s enormous contribution to the making of contemporary British culture and society.>

Table des matières

Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART 1: WORKING-CLASS WOMEN, 1800-1860 Work
Politics, Community and Protest
Families, Relationships and Home Life
PART 2: MIDDLE-CLASS AND UPPER-CLASS WOMEN, 1800-1860 Work
Politics, Community and Protest
Families, Relationships and Home Life
PART 3: WORKING-CLASS WOMEN, 1860-1900 Work
Politics, Community and Protest
Families, Relationships and Home Life
PART 4: MIDDLE-CLASS AND UPPER-CLASS WOMEN, 1860-1900 Work
Politics, Community and Protest
Families, Relationships and Home Life
Conclusion
Notes and References
Further Reading
Index.

A propos de l'auteur

Kathryn Gleadle

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kathryn Gleadle
• Edition: Macmillan
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 02.08.2001
• EAN: 9780333676301
• ISBN: 978-0-333-67630-1
• Pages: 250
• Thèmes: Social History in Perspective; Social History in Perspective
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; B, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, assessment;stress;women